“The city said in an order that the Christmas season, ‘qualifying as a holiday for children and families, requires sobriety in urban decorations,’ in particular when using ‘traditional symbols that distinguish Christmas.’

Norma Rossetti, who launched an Italian sex toy e-commerce website this year, said Friday she complied immediately with the order. But she defended the so-called ‘Tree of Pleasure,’ saying the objects chosen were elegant and not obviously X-rated. She said her goal is to break down taboos by making sex toys ‘completely normal everyday objects.'”

“I’ve said it many times before, and I’ll keep saying it. Sexual health is not “adult content”. Lumping important (and for many young people, the only) sexual health advice they will have access to in with porn is a mistake. I’ve always supported voluntary blocks installed by parents on a home by home basis, but phone and internet providers need to understand that doing this for everyone as a default is not their job. More to the point, politicians need to understand that making internet providers do so is not the Government’s job.

There is also a concern for LGBT teens, some of whom will not have the support of their families and may have little access to safe, reliable information about sex and sexuality. What about them?”

“Spanking is a physical activity, but the risks go beyond that. Putting yourself out there for a solid spanking requires courage as well as trust. It renders you vulnerable, especially when entering the realms of what is known as ‘subspace,’ the psychological state reached during times of intense submission. For the person doing the spanking, it’s important to be sure of your recipient’s enjoyment and emotional/psychological comfort at all times. We’ll get into more specific safety tips later. Just know that this isn’t just about bruises.”

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Just as an FYI re: use of condoms in porn, there is some evidence supporting the idea that using condoms increases the risk of microscopic vaginal tears (and, hence, transmission of stds) since porn shoots typically go on much longer than in-regular-life sex. I think Stoya wrote a blog post about this a while back. So, yeah, it’s not as simple an issue as it’s often presented to be, it’s not so much an issue of “safety isn’t sexy.”

Also the consideration that using condoms doesn’t necessarily mean that they are using condoms properly. One of my friends who has a lot of insider-information about the porn industry told me some anecdotes about porn actors who purposely poke holes in their condoms to spite the laws.

Thank you for that very important information about the sale on the under-the-bed restraints.
…Oh, look at that, Wartenburg wheels are also heavily discounted. It’s okay. I guess I didn’t need any of this money I have…

On a serious note, that whole thing with the UK porn filters is really worrisome? Why is it that companies think stuff like that is their job? Why is it that we live in societies that lump sexuality & sex in with porn indiscriminately?

The possibility that internet providers could be blocking sites that might be the only info kids could get about their sexuality makes me sick. Like, if I hadn’t had the internet I wouldn’t have known that I would have my period. I would not have known what that was or why it was happening. I repeat: I would have been fucking BLEEDING FROM MY VAGINA AND NOT KNOWN WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT OR WHY IT WAS HAPPENING OR ANYTHING??? Like yeah maybe mine’s a special case but a. does that fucking matter and b. just because kids know that they’re gonna have their period doesn’t know that they still have access to all the information they need and b. DOES IT FUCKING MATTER THAT MY CASE WAS FUCKING SPECIAL I STILL DESERVE TO KNOW THAT STUFF?? Like idk i sound so mad but I’m not even mad I’m mostly just terrified.

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